Utah man on hunger strike against gay marriage - Atheist Nexus2016-12-09T16:17:00Zhttp://atheistnexus.org/forum/topics/utah-man-on-hunger-strike-against-gay-marriage?xg_source=activity&id=2182797%3ATopic%3A2360851&feed=yes&xn_auth=notag:atheistnexus.org,2014-01-13:2182797:Comment:23653912014-01-13T16:42:49.772ZMichael Pennhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/DennisMichaelPennington
<p><a target="_self" href="http://api.ning.com:80/files/O0rRt4kCpsoCcy*AccbbsQapgiQPaVR0SNKLs0hpoa3jpwuI86m7EmPPVwOfG*6Ur2skz*JAWtvKf5leu-4YxXc*FNTcjQVc/CHURCHANDSTATE2.jpg"><img class="align-center" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/O0rRt4kCpsoCcy*AccbbsQapgiQPaVR0SNKLs0hpoa3jpwuI86m7EmPPVwOfG*6Ur2skz*JAWtvKf5leu-4YxXc*FNTcjQVc/CHURCHANDSTATE2.jpg" width="600"/></a></p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://api.ning.com:80/files/O0rRt4kCpsoCcy*AccbbsQapgiQPaVR0SNKLs0hpoa3jpwuI86m7EmPPVwOfG*6Ur2skz*JAWtvKf5leu-4YxXc*FNTcjQVc/CHURCHANDSTATE2.jpg"><img class="align-center" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/O0rRt4kCpsoCcy*AccbbsQapgiQPaVR0SNKLs0hpoa3jpwuI86m7EmPPVwOfG*6Ur2skz*JAWtvKf5leu-4YxXc*FNTcjQVc/CHURCHANDSTATE2.jpg" width="600"/></a></p> Do we judge heterosexual peop…tag:atheistnexus.org,2014-01-13:2182797:Comment:23649072014-01-13T01:51:27.976Zsk8eycathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/ElaineHampton
<p>Do we judge heterosexual people's character, fitness, skills, talent, etc. by who they love?</p>
<p>Well, older men with "trophy wives" are sort of admired by their colleagues, but I wonder how much of those relationships involve love. </p>
<p>Do we judge heterosexual people's character, fitness, skills, talent, etc. by who they love?</p>
<p>Well, older men with "trophy wives" are sort of admired by their colleagues, but I wonder how much of those relationships involve love. </p> Future, I like your post, esp…tag:atheistnexus.org,2014-01-12:2182797:Comment:23648602014-01-12T20:07:58.860ZIdaho Spudhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/IdahoSpud
<p>Future, I like your post, especially the last two sentences.</p>
<p>Future, I like your post, especially the last two sentences.</p> Someone should ask him why he…tag:atheistnexus.org,2014-01-12:2182797:Comment:23648442014-01-12T16:51:12.429ZFuturehttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Future
Someone should ask him why he is singling out gay marriage, and not railing against an equal affront against god - that of divorce. No doubt he would come back with the standard comeback - the bible says that god permits divorce in very particular instances. However, what do you suppose god's feeling in on a divorce rate that consistently hovers around 50%? Surely, that amounts to a fuck of a lot of willfully sinning being condoned and enabled by our government. Let's be honest, the option to…
Someone should ask him why he is singling out gay marriage, and not railing against an equal affront against god - that of divorce. No doubt he would come back with the standard comeback - the bible says that god permits divorce in very particular instances. However, what do you suppose god's feeling in on a divorce rate that consistently hovers around 50%? Surely, that amounts to a fuck of a lot of willfully sinning being condoned and enabled by our government. Let's be honest, the option to divorce a spouse benefits anyone, whereas the option to marry a same sex partner only benefits those who choose that 'icky' lifestyle, therefore biblical doctrine is being used flexibly where some of its adherents want flexibility, and very rigidly where those same adherents want inflexibility. I say let those hypocrites starve themselves to death. A functioning society doesn't need them, or their hateful religious doctrine. I'll bet many of them also pe…tag:atheistnexus.org,2014-01-12:2182797:Comment:23648232014-01-12T07:34:51.620Zsk8eycathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/ElaineHampton
<p>I'll bet many of them also peed in the soup (or spoon bread/cornbread batter), too. (I remember a scene in the "Roots" mini-series when Kizzy spat in a cup of water before giving it to the snotty old lady who had been her childhood "friend." <em>Powerful</em> scene!)</p>
<p>When Roots was first published I couldn't afford to buy the hardcover version, so I signed up for it at the library. When I finally got my hands on the book(s), I read straight through without stopping to sleep. I…</p>
<p>I'll bet many of them also peed in the soup (or spoon bread/cornbread batter), too. (I remember a scene in the "Roots" mini-series when Kizzy spat in a cup of water before giving it to the snotty old lady who had been her childhood "friend." <em>Powerful</em> scene!)</p>
<p>When Roots was first published I couldn't afford to buy the hardcover version, so I signed up for it at the library. When I finally got my hands on the book(s), I read straight through without stopping to sleep. I identified with the characters so strongly that the next time I happened to accidentally look in a mirror, I wondered for a second who that "clabberface" was.</p> Flying never frightened me...…tag:atheistnexus.org,2014-01-12:2182797:Comment:23645892014-01-12T07:16:24.274Zsk8eycathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/ElaineHampton
<p>Flying never frightened me...and the chances of a "terrorist" being on board are so small that I don't even think about that possibility. It's the TSA InSecurity routines, and the fact that you have to arrive at the airport 2 hours before your 40-minute flight (from Burbank to San Francisco or Vegas, for instance) that pi$$ me off. </p>
<p>The government is deliberately keeping us in a state of constant fear when there is very little actual threat. It's about control...power.</p>
<p>Flying never frightened me...and the chances of a "terrorist" being on board are so small that I don't even think about that possibility. It's the TSA InSecurity routines, and the fact that you have to arrive at the airport 2 hours before your 40-minute flight (from Burbank to San Francisco or Vegas, for instance) that pi$$ me off. </p>
<p>The government is deliberately keeping us in a state of constant fear when there is very little actual threat. It's about control...power.</p> I do fly but reluctantly. It…tag:atheistnexus.org,2014-01-12:2182797:Comment:23642872014-01-12T01:15:42.495ZMichael Pennhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/DennisMichaelPennington
<p>I do fly but reluctantly. It scares the holy shit out of me!</p>
<p>I do fly but reluctantly. It scares the holy shit out of me!</p> That's the house, all right! …tag:atheistnexus.org,2014-01-11:2182797:Comment:23643882014-01-11T23:38:58.480Zsk8eycathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/ElaineHampton
<p>That's the house, all right! Last summer they were renting it out on weekends for a "party house." Noisy as hell.</p>
<p>There are a lot of fault lines around here, but our neighborhood is on bedrock...alluvial soil is more likely to move when a fault slips. I haven't felt any quakes lately...except when <strong>big</strong> trucks drive by. </p>
<p>I think the magnitude has to be 3.5 or stronger for humans to feel, unless you're super-sensitive. It also depends on whether you're standing…</p>
<p>That's the house, all right! Last summer they were renting it out on weekends for a "party house." Noisy as hell.</p>
<p>There are a lot of fault lines around here, but our neighborhood is on bedrock...alluvial soil is more likely to move when a fault slips. I haven't felt any quakes lately...except when <strong>big</strong> trucks drive by. </p>
<p>I think the magnitude has to be 3.5 or stronger for humans to feel, unless you're super-sensitive. It also depends on whether you're standing or lying down; you feel more when you're flat. The cats haven't been behaving unusually...and they DO before a big one hits. I'll have to check the USGS maps to see what's been going on.</p> My guess: Number of slaves:…tag:atheistnexus.org,2014-01-11:2182797:Comment:23642672014-01-11T21:47:23.358ZIdaho Spudhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/IdahoSpud
<p>My guess: Number of slaves: 8356 Number of loogies hawked: 457491</p>
<p>My guess: Number of slaves: 8356 Number of loogies hawked: 457491</p> I won't fly either, and if I…tag:atheistnexus.org,2014-01-11:2182797:Comment:23645392014-01-11T21:20:11.976ZIdaho Spudhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/IdahoSpud
<p>I won't fly either, and if I had the money, I would very seriously consider moving to another country.</p>
<p>I won't fly either, and if I had the money, I would very seriously consider moving to another country.</p>